To trade U.S. Treasuries within TWS, right click on a blank line from your Watchlist and choose "Treasury Bond Selector". Then, choose a contract to add to your Watchlist. To trade that product , right click on the symbol within the Watchlist and choose Trade followed by Order Ticket. You may also enter the symbol "US-T" to your Watchlist or Order Entry window to add the US Treasury you wish to trade.
In Mosaic we also have predefined watchists such as U.S. Treasuries (On-the-run) and U.S. Treasuries (All except STRIPs). More information on predefined watchists can be found in the TWS Users' Guide.
Note
- You will need United States bond trading permissions which can be applied for in Client Portal.
- Select the User menu (head and shoulders icon in the top right corner) followed by Settings
- Under Account Settings find the Trading section.
- Click on Trading Permissions
- Locate Bonds section, select Add/Edit or Request under Bonds and check the box for "United States" and click on CONTINUE.
- Review and sign the disclosures and agreements.
- Click CONTINUE and follow the prompts on screen.
Additional Information
- Managing trading permissions in our Users' Guide.